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RickB
professional procrastinator
Getting a new unit sent out to me.
good news. whoever puts these together for bkool need to have a better final check system in place. A lot of owners won't know they are missing out on updates, if they don't come across forums like this.
Bkool, when we get a prompt for a firmware update, could it include a message saying what the update will improve/fix??
Bkool, when we get a prompt for a firmware update, could it include a message saying what the update will improve/fix??
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LBHIFI
Veteran
Damned Bill, you were not in the Como provins, you crushed me on my home turfI also challenged fmpando today and failed. He's a bit too fast although he did let me keep up for the first half.
And if there's much of a hill too go up don't even think about challenging MONTESINOS.
... Holger Danske (the guardian of Denmark sleeping in the cellars of Kronborg castle, Helsingør....you know, the Shakespeare one) raised his eyebrows.If MONTESINOS keeps getting penalized, I'll be battling it out for 5th place with him instead.
I'm taking a break now, and looking forward to my real-life summer cup, which continues august the 6th.
Since the summer break, two of the participants upgraded their stats to "Danish female time trial champ" and "male U17 olympic time trial champ".
I can keep up with the first mentioned, but the second...forget it. He's just too strong.
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He pretty much crushed his opponents, and he is only 15 years old: http://tbilisi2015.com/uploads/result_pdfs/CRM001201_C73T_1.0.pdf
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Hazie
Active Member
Hazie
Active Member
Received my trainer today
Big thanks to Wiggle.
I thought I'd try a route I uploaded and have done outside quite a few times before to see how accurate the trainer was with regard difficulty and time and so on.
It's very difficult to believe but, It usually takes me around 2 hr 12 mins on average. And guess what, I did it in 2 hr 12 mins!!!!!!
How is that possible that the trainer is that accurate, unbelievable!!!
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
Garmin cadence sensor connected no problem.
A Big fan definitely was a must tho thank you.
Loads of sweat, so the cheap yoga mat was also a good buy.
USB extension in place.
Firmware updated at start.
Everything worked a treat.
So, A big thanks for all your help guys, it is appreciated.
I'm looking forward to joining you guys on some rides or atleast riding against your times.
Big thanks to Wiggle.
I thought I'd try a route I uploaded and have done outside quite a few times before to see how accurate the trainer was with regard difficulty and time and so on.
It's very difficult to believe but, It usually takes me around 2 hr 12 mins on average. And guess what, I did it in 2 hr 12 mins!!!!!!
How is that possible that the trainer is that accurate, unbelievable!!!
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
Garmin cadence sensor connected no problem.
A Big fan definitely was a must tho thank you.
Loads of sweat, so the cheap yoga mat was also a good buy.
USB extension in place.
Firmware updated at start.
Everything worked a treat.
So, A big thanks for all your help guys, it is appreciated.
I'm looking forward to joining you guys on some rides or atleast riding against your times.
LBHIFI
Veteran
I think we span the whole palette, so don't worryI've got a feeling your all in a different league to me
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RickB
professional procrastinator
Sounds like you're off to a cracking start. Pretty freaky that your ride times were identical compared to the real world. I think overall bkool makes things a bit easier than real life but not much in it sometimes (as you've found out!) Don't worry about abilities. I started as an amateur 3 last November and have been climbing the rankings since. We all have to start somewhere!!Received my trainer today
Big thanks to Wiggle.
I thought I'd try a route I uploaded and have done outside quite a few times before to see how accurate the trainer was with regard difficulty and time and so on.
It's very difficult to believe but, It usually takes me around 2 hr 12 mins on average. And guess what, I did it in 2 hr 12 mins!!!!!!
How is that possible that the trainer is that accurate, unbelievable!!!
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
Garmin cadence sensor connected no problem.
A Big fan definitely was a must tho thank you.
Loads of sweat, so the cheap yoga mat was also a good buy.
USB extension in place.
Firmware updated at start.
Everything worked a treat.
So, A big thanks for all your help guys, it is appreciated.
I'm looking forward to joining you guys on some rides or atleast riding against your times.
Thanks RickB and Bill S for the advice about the tyres and the
creaking noises , my tyre doesn't seem to slip I'm using a continental
trainer tyre but I will try some grease on the release mechanism.
Glad you got it all sorted Hazie, I uploaded a couple of my real road rides
and was also surprised at how close the bkool came to those as well.
creaking noises , my tyre doesn't seem to slip I'm using a continental
trainer tyre but I will try some grease on the release mechanism.
Glad you got it all sorted Hazie, I uploaded a couple of my real road rides
and was also surprised at how close the bkool came to those as well.
bobinski
Legendary Member
Received my trainer today
Big thanks to Wiggle.
I thought I'd try a route I uploaded and have done outside quite a few times before to see how accurate the trainer was with regard difficulty and time and so on.
It's very difficult to believe but, It usually takes me around 2 hr 12 mins on average. And guess what, I did it in 2 hr 12 mins!!!!!!
How is that possible that the trainer is that accurate, unbelievable!!!
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
Garmin cadence sensor connected no problem.
A Big fan definitely was a must tho thank you.
Loads of sweat, so the cheap yoga mat was also a good buy.
USB extension in place.
Firmware updated at start.
Everything worked a treat.
So, A big thanks for all your help guys, it is appreciated.
I'm looking forward to joining you guys on some rides or atleast riding against your times.
You sat on the trainer for 2 h and 12 mins on your first ride?!?
I would need a Henry 8th style winch to get me off if I did the same
Hazie
Active Member
You sat on the trainer for 2 h and 12 mins on your first ride?!?
I would need a Henry 8th style winch to get me off if I did the same
lmao
I did have to get off about halfway through to refill my water bottle and open the window and door to let some cooler air circulate. The room gets way hotter than I ever imagined.
Question....
I done a few rides now and one of them was just a short one in the bkool summer cup/league.
As an example, it showed that Bill had prviously rode that route.
But when I was riding it, it didn't show anyone else ghost(if thats the correct term) for me to try and keep up with.
Is it possible to ride against other peoples previous rides/ghosts?
If so, how do I turn that option on?
Hi Hazie did you set up the session first on the bkool website or did you do the session
by using the live option on the bkool indoor, if you use the website you can go to sessions
and find the route you want to do (which could be easier said than done!!) and set up the
session in which you can add ghosts (other riders) or bots (computer riders), once the
session is set up it appears in the bkool indoor program under the programmed heading.
I think this is correct anyway but I have only done it a couple of times using the computer
opponents, if this is wrong I'm sure someone will let us know.
BILL S
Guru
I struggled for a long time to get to grips with how to set rides up with ghosts/bots etc, but now when I want to ride against someone's ghost I just find their ride one way or another then challenge them. The only thing tougher than figuring it all out is trying to explain it. What you say there Alfonzo seems correct to me.
Once you're in a league it's easier to locate and challenge your rivals and race against their ghosts. Of course live racing on a league ride is the most exciting.
Hazie
Active Member
Excellent Just set one up. Ill have a go tomorrow if I get chance. Thanks Very much
Hazie
Active Member
Cheers Bill. I set it up like Alfonso said. I had to have 2 screens open so I could remember the course name. It seems to have set up like he said.
Ive picked you Bill and a couple of other from here as ghosts to race against.
I've no chance, but it might spur me on more than usual.
I raced a guy today in a 17km route. he destroyed me.
Just out of curiosity, do any of your trainers get quite loud when going very fast.
And very quiet going uphill?
Ive picked you Bill and a couple of other from here as ghosts to race against.
I've no chance, but it might spur me on more than usual.
I raced a guy today in a 17km route. he destroyed me.
Just out of curiosity, do any of your trainers get quite loud when going very fast.
And very quiet going uphill?
